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There was a time when parents who
wanted an educational present for
their children would buy a typewri-
ter, a globe or an encyclopedia set
(¨°?¨??á??¨′??¨¨?¨o¨|). Now those __51__ 51. A) items B) toys
seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this C) sets D) series
Christmas, there were a lot of __52__ 52. A) private B) children
C) school D) personal
computers under the tree. __53__ that 53. A) given B) Provided
computers are their key to success, C) Convinced D) Believed
parents are also frantically insisting
that children __54__ taught to use them 54. A) are B) be
in school--as early as possible. C) are being D) were
The problem for schools is that
when it __55__ computers, parents do 55. A) talks about B) comes to
not always know best. C) turns to D) mentions
Many schools are __56__ parental 56. A) ignorant of B) blaming
impatience and are purchasing hardware C) yielding to
D) turnin a deaf ear to
(¨?2?t) __57__ sound educational plan- 57. A) without B) with
ning so they can say,"Ok, we've moved C) through D) for
into the computer age."Teachers __58__ 58. A) relied on B) relaxed
themselves caught in the middle of the C) freed D) found
problem -- between parent pressure and
__59__ educational decisions. 59. A) wise B) clever
C) slow D) enough
Educators do not even agree __60__ 60. A) on B) with
how computers should be used. A lot of C) to D) about
money is going for computerized educa-
tional materials __61__ research has 61. A) however B) where
C) what D) that
shown can be taught __62__ with pencil 62. A) equally
and paper. Even those who believe that B) in the same way
C) just as well D) not as well
all children should __63__ to computer, 63. A) be open B) have access
C) look D) turn
warn of potential __64__ to the very 64. A) approaches B) exposures
young. C) dangers D) laziness
The temptation(¨???¨?) remains strong
largely because young children __65__ 65. A) adopt B) keep
so well to computers. First graders have C) adapt D) devote
been__66__ willing to work for two hours 66. A) watched B) seen
on math skills. Some have an attention C) told D) taught
span of 20 minutes. __67__ school can 67. A) High B) Not every
afford to go into computing, and that C) No D) Any
creates __68__ another problem: a divi- 68. A) already B) of course
sion between the haves and have-nots. C) in addition D) yet
Very few parents ask __69__ computer 69. A) for B) against
instruction in poor school districts, C) to buy D) to use
__70__ there may be barely enough money 70. A) due that B) in any case
to pay the reading teacher. C) although D) where